Dostoevsky's epilepsy: A case report and comparison

Howard Morgan

doi:10.1016/0090-3019(90)90155-I

Dostoevsky's epilepsy: A case report and comparison

Howard Morgan

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Abstract

The Russian writer Dostoevsky (1821-1881) suffered from a rare form of temporal lobe epilepsy termed "ec-static epilepsy." Dostoevsky used his epileptic experiences to create Prince Myshkin, the protagonist of The Idiot. The recent case of a patient who experienced ecstatic epilepsy as a result of a temporal lobe brain tumor is presented and compared with that of Prince Myshkin. Reading Dostoevsky can give the contemporary physician an insight into the inner life of an epileptic patient - an example of how art can directly benefit medical practice.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	413-416
Number of pages	4
Journal	Surgical neurology
Volume	33
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-3019(90)90155-I
State	Published - Jun 1990

Keywords

Dostoevsky
Ecstatic epilepsy
Epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy

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Surgery
Clinical Neurology

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